Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew vs Seneca Root

Blarina hylophaga compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew is Least Concern while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Soricidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Blarina	Polygala
Species	Blarina hylophaga	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew	Seneca Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seneca Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.